We are having the wrong conversation, we are in a climate emergency
We are in a climate emergency and we are doing nothing substantive or effective to confront it. Within Parliament and media circles, we ignore the urgency of the…
We are in a climate emergency and we are doing nothing substantive or effective to confront it. Within Parliament and media circles, we ignore the urgency of the…
Elizabeth May’s adjournment proceeding from January 31, 2019.
For politics watchers, the big event of 2019 is clearly the federal election. But for me, the central focus of every month is heeding the clear warnings of…
A few decades ago, the department now known as Natural Resources Canada was called Energy, Mines, and Resources. The department had robust analysis and did work on our…
Elizabeth May, with Members of the NDP and Bloc host a press confrence about the non-partisan nature of the need to act on climate change.
Elizabeth May’s statement on the urgency of action on climate change in the House of Commons:
Elizabeth May’s adjournment proceeding from December 6, 2018.
During the Emergency Debate on the closure of the Oshawa General Motors plant Elizabeth had the chance to speak to the importance of helping workers transition to green…
Elizabeth May in Question Period:
Elizabeth May gives a statement in the House of Commons – 1.5° to Stay Alive: This statement is in light of the IPCC 1.5° report, which can be…
Elizabeth May in Question Period:
Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC: Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand here today and I acknowledge we are on the traditional territory of…
October 03, 2018 OTTAWA – The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand, tabled three reports today in Parliament – on toxic substances, protecting marine mammals…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition. This was put together by citizens of Canada. Some people do not recognize that our petition process can accept…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I think the debate around jobs needs to bear in mind that the number one goal of the labour unions of northern Alberta, the…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague, the member for King—Vaughan for the wonderful work she does as chair of the environment committee. The problem is…
Elizabeth May Madam Speaker, bravo to my colleague from Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke for knocking that last answer out of the park. We both have ridings adjacent to each other. Our…
Elizabeth May Madam Speaker, I know my hon. friend from St. John’s East is on the other side of the country all together, so he can be forgiven…
May 23, 2018 (OTTAWA) — Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) is questioning the conclusions of the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report The Impact of a Pan-Canadian Carbon Pricing Levy…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, there are a number of points in my friend from Bow River’s presentation that require a bit of a fact check. There is a…
Elizabeth May Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague from Lakeland referenced the decision to abort the energy east pipeline and blamed the government for that. Energy east was being…
Guest Column/ Elizabeth May Policy Magazine When Canadians used to speak of two solitudes, it meant the divide between Quebec and the rest of Canada. Increasingly, I…
Elizabeth May I want to start by thanking Darren and other Liberal members of the committee who agreed to allow me to put a question to the minister.…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I am speaking tonight in adjournment proceedings and the timing is almost impossible to believe. On October 20, I attempted to warn the Minister…
(OTTAWA) February 8, 2018 — Elizabeth May is disappointed by the Liberal government’s failure to repair the serious damage caused by Harper-era omnibus budget bills C-38 and C-45,…